What's your ideal fragrance?

Build a frag: If you could create the perfect fragrance for you, what would it look like? Ingredients, longevity, projection...whatever. It's YOUR frag...what do you want?

Me (at least where I am right now...obviously, this could change within a week ):
-I'd want my opening to be a fresh, crisp citrus. Sharp like freshly cut fruit.
-As the citrus blends into the middle stage, I'd like the fruit to darken...like a fantastic, deep, dark red wine.
-In the middle stage, I'd want a dark honey--similar to Back to Black, but not quite as potent--with perhaps the slightest pinch of rose.
-At the end, I'd want the smoothest vanilla. Not too sweet...soft, smooth, but clearly there.
-Longevity in the 6-8 hour area.
-Projection = Close enough where I can hog most of its goodness, but projects enough that others can whiff it when I walk by (not get clobbered by it).

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Re: What's your ideal fragrance?

For a sweet, winter "comfort" scent, I would also like something built around a honey note.

But what I'd really like is a men's Chypre, EDP so nice and potent, with absolutely no Aldehydes, big Verbena and Lime notes to go with the Bergamot, a herbal note like Oregano somewhere, Gardenia, Ylang and Petitgrain in the middle, and a Suede note to go with the Oakmoss/Labdanum base. Oh and a hint of Patchouli too.

Re: What's your ideal fragrance?

Perfect fragrance? I'd love for the opening, heart, and dry-down to be the same. What I smell when applied is what I will smell all throughout the fragrance's life.

Something classy, done with in a sweet-citrus note. As a substitute for the sweet-citrus, a tropical woodsy fragrance with a hint of sweetness would do.
Not sweet enough to be feminine or too young, but sweet enough to be pleasant, in both cases.
There would need to be an apple note in there as well.

Re: What's your ideal fragrance?

My perfect fragrance would be a mixture of the violet and ambergris of GIT, the black tea spicyness in Gucci Pour Homme II, the tobacco note in Back to Black, and finally the vetiver note in Vetiver Tonka.

Re: What's your ideal fragrance?

Right now, I am in the Christmas/wintery mood. Something that started off with a cinnamon/pepper/spice kick with a dose of warm boozy brandy, and a cherry pipe tobacco smoke would be amazing. Something that kept that throughout, and maybe settles into a smoky wood without the common powder vanilla drydown would be scent heaven for me.

Re: What's your ideal fragrance?

Would love to see something that gives an accurate representation of high quality first flush darjeeling tea. It would need to cover some of the flavours and aromas associated with drinking it, rather than just smelling the brew in a cup.

The opening should have a little lemon and a hint of white florals (maybe more like lime/lemon blossom than full blown jasmine. They need to be subtle, but clearly present) and even wood and maybe brambles. The florals and woodiness should lead into the heart notes and become more apparent there where they should be joined by just a hint of muscat (grape. Just a hint, as this is more associated with 2nd flushes, and I don't want it to get too sweet or fruity). There should also be a slate note in the heart that carries through to the base.

Overall it should have a dry feel to it to try and recreate the effect of tannins in the mouth, and the base should be woody, slatey and bone dry.